How to find us
By car
The road network is greatly improved of late, making the access to Cornwall much easier. From the M5 at Exeter exit at Junction 31 for Okehampton/Bodmin on the A30, (this is the main arterial route into Cornwall). There are two alternatives to come off and head for 'Golden Sands'.
Follow the ‘Atlantic Highway’ on the A39. To do so, turn off the A30 onto the A395 just after Launceston, this takes you across Wilsey Down, at road end turn left for Camelford, keep on the A39, straight down to Wadebridge – from which you travel along the by-pass, crossing the river Camel (very picturesque) and turning off approximately 1 mile after the Cornwall County Showground and heading for Padstow on the A389. Before reaching Padstow, keep a lookout for a turning on the left and follow signs for Harlyn Bay. This route through Camelford and Wadebridge is quite scenic, but not the quickest, being virtually single carriageway all the way.
Alternatively, carry on the A30 from Launceston to near Bodmin, taking you over Bodmin Moor, then turn off for Bodmin/Wadebridge, picking up the A389 road towards Wadebridge. This road eventually takes you to a roundabout joining you to the A39 as above, a short distance before the Wadebridge by-pass and the Cornwall County Showground.
Whichever way you take, once at the bridge by the beach at Harlyn, follow the road round to the left, over the narrow bridge, up the hill and the entrance to our cottages is the last entrance on the right, after the Yellow Sands apartments. Please drive in and onto the gravel driveway, we will be looking out for you.
By rail
Bodmin Parkway Station is the nearest stop by rail. A public bus service runs to and from the station. No.555 runs from Bodmin to Padstow, then the 556 or a taxi to Harlyn Bay.
By air
Newquay Airport (www.newquaycornwallairport.com) is aproximately 7 miles from Harlyn Bay, with year-round flights available to and from London Gatwick and Manchester. Summer 2013: flights are available to and from Belfast City, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool. London Southend, Newcastle and Norwich. Car Hire is available from the airport and, of course, a taxi service.